diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.html b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.html
index 2bf640f292..d15c4617a0 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.html
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.html
@@ -275,13 +275,18 @@ <h1 class="mat-headline-4">
             @if (draftJob != null) {
               @if (isDraftQueued(draftJob)) {
                 <section>
-                  <h3>{{ t("draft_queued_header") }}</h3>
-                  @if (!hasDraftQueueDepth(draftJob)) {
-                    <p>{{ t("draft_queued_detail") }}</p>
+                  @if (isSyncing()) {
+                    <h3>{{ t("draft_syncing") }}</h3>
+                    <p>{{ t("draft_syncing_detail") }}</p>
                   } @else {
-                    <p>
-                      {{ t("draft_queued_detail_multiple", { count: draftJob.queueDepth }) }}
-                    </p>
+                    <h3>{{ t("draft_queued_header") }}</h3>
+                    @if (!hasDraftQueueDepth(draftJob)) {
+                      <p>{{ t("draft_queued_detail") }}</p>
+                    } @else {
+                      <p>
+                        {{ t("draft_queued_detail_multiple", { count: draftJob.queueDepth }) }}
+                      </p>
+                    }
                   }
                   <app-working-animated-indicator></app-working-animated-indicator>
                   <div class="button-strip">
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.spec.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.spec.ts
index c5b1e1efc4..5b91acf2e7 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { HttpErrorResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, fakeAsync, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { MatDialogRef, MatDialogState } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import { SFProjectRole } from 'realtime-server/lib/esm/scriptureforge/models/sf-
 import { createTestProjectProfile } from 'realtime-server/lib/esm/scriptureforge/models/sf-project-test-data';
 import { TextInfoPermission } from 'realtime-server/lib/esm/scriptureforge/models/text-info-permission';
 import { ProjectType } from 'realtime-server/lib/esm/scriptureforge/models/translate-config';
-import { BehaviorSubject, EMPTY, Subject, of, throwError } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, EMPTY, of, Subject, throwError } from 'rxjs';
 import { instance, mock, verify, when } from 'ts-mockito';
 import { ActivatedProjectService } from 'xforge-common/activated-project.service';
 import { AuthService } from 'xforge-common/auth.service';
 import { DialogService } from 'xforge-common/dialog.service';
-import { FeatureFlagService, createTestFeatureFlag } from 'xforge-common/feature-flags/feature-flag.service';
+import { createTestFeatureFlag, FeatureFlagService } from 'xforge-common/feature-flags/feature-flag.service';
 import { I18nService } from 'xforge-common/i18n.service';
 import { Locale } from 'xforge-common/models/i18n-locale';
 import { UserDoc } from 'xforge-common/models/user-doc';
@@ -2114,6 +2114,49 @@ describe('DraftGenerationComponent', () => {
       verify(mockDialogRef.close()).once();
     });
 
+    it('should track whether the current project is not syncing', fakeAsync(() => {
+      let env = new TestEnvironment();
+      env.fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
+
+      expect(env.component.isSyncing()).toBe(false);
+    }));
+
+    it('should track whether the current project is syncing', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const projectDoc: SFProjectProfileDoc = {
+        data: createTestProjectProfile({
+          writingSystem: {
+            tag: 'xyz'
+          },
+          translateConfig: {
+            projectType: ProjectType.BackTranslation,
+            source: {
+              projectRef: 'testSourceProjectId',
+              writingSystem: {
+                tag: 'en'
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          sync: {
+            queuedCount: 1
+          }
+        })
+      } as SFProjectProfileDoc;
+      let env = new TestEnvironment(() => {
+        mockActivatedProjectService = jasmine.createSpyObj('ActivatedProjectService', [''], {
+          projectId: projectId,
+          projectId$: of(projectId),
+          projectDoc: projectDoc,
+          projectDoc$: of(projectDoc),
+          changes$: of(projectDoc)
+        });
+      });
+      env.fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
+
+      expect(env.component.isSyncing()).toBe(true);
+    }));
+
     it('should display the Paratext credentials update prompt when startBuild throws a forbidden error', fakeAsync(() => {
       let env = new TestEnvironment(() => {
         mockDraftGenerationService.startBuildOrGetActiveBuild.and.returnValue(
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.ts
index ac43d299db..1e2b9a4990 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { RouterLink } from 'ngx-transloco-markup-router-link';
 import { SystemRole } from 'realtime-server/lib/esm/common/models/system-role';
 import { SFProjectRole } from 'realtime-server/lib/esm/scriptureforge/models/sf-project-role';
 import { ProjectType } from 'realtime-server/lib/esm/scriptureforge/models/translate-config';
-import { Subscription, combineLatest, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { combineLatest, of, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { catchError, filter, switchMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ActivatedProjectService } from 'xforge-common/activated-project.service';
 import { AuthService } from 'xforge-common/auth.service';
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { ServalProjectComponent } from '../../serval-administration/serval-proje
 import { SharedModule } from '../../shared/shared.module';
 import { WorkingAnimatedIndicatorComponent } from '../../shared/working-animated-indicator/working-animated-indicator.component';
 import { NllbLanguageService } from '../nllb-language.service';
-import { BuildConfig, DraftZipProgress, activeBuildStates } from './draft-generation';
+import { activeBuildStates, BuildConfig, DraftZipProgress } from './draft-generation';
 import {
   DraftGenerationStepsComponent,
   DraftGenerationStepsResult
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ export class DraftGenerationComponent extends DataLoadingComponent implements On
     return activeBuildStates.includes(job?.state as BuildStates);
   }
 
+  isSyncing(): boolean {
+    return this.activatedProject.projectDoc.data.sync.queuedCount > 0;
+  }
+
   isDraftQueued(job?: BuildDto): boolean {
     return [BuildStates.Queued, BuildStates.Pending].includes(job?.state as BuildStates);
   }
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
index a802f9a6d4..d0f0dcecbe 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@
     "draft_active_detail": "Generating draft; this usually takes at least {{ count }} hours.",
     "draft_active_header": "Draft in progress",
     "draft_is_ready": "Your draft is ready",
+    "draft_syncing": "Draft initializing",
+    "draft_syncing_detail": "Your project is being synced before queuing the draft.",
     "draft_queued_detail_multiple": "The translation draft generation is number {{ count }} in the queue, and will begin once the server is finished with other projects. Please check back later.",
     "draft_queued_detail": "Generation of the translation draft has been queued, and will begin once the server is finished with another project. Please check back later.",
     "draft_queued_header": "Draft queued",